Yesterday we had a delightful visit from Ellen (Ellie) Weadock of New Mexico—Dave’s fellow alumni of the Washington State...
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At the end of March, we added the very first paid member of the Bells Up Winery team… Meet...
It’s official now–today Dave’s new Bells Up Winery business cards arrived.
This past week we had beautiful weather, so it was time to do some property clean-up. Gordon and Tim...
Corporate Attorney Makes Bold Move: David Specter Loves Making Wine By University of Cincinnati College of LawStudent Jordan Cohen ’13...
The Bells Up Winery Story…
“If you’re this successful in a career that makes you sick, stressed and miserable… how much more successful would you be doing something you love?”
That’s the question Sara asked Dave almost two decades ago, following his mental and physical breakdown from more than a decade as a successful corporate tax attorney. This, while watching Sara’s professional mentor battle pancreatic cancer at age 40.
The answer, for us, was that life is too short to spend unhappy. So we turned the basement hobby that brought Dave joy — winemaking — into Bells Up Winery.
Today — micro-boutique, un-domaine and always open by appointment — Bells Up composes 600 cases annually of handcrafted, classically-styled Oregon Pinot Noir, Rosé, Pinot Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Schioppettino with grapes sourced exclusively from our estate vineyard and from Summit View Vineyard in Eastern Oregon.